2021 Super League Grand Final

2021 (2021) Super League Grand Final  ()
Catalans Dragons St Helens 10 12
1 2 Total CAT 4 6 10 STH 6 6 12
Date	9 October 2021
Stadium	Old Trafford
Location	Manchester
Harry Sunderland Trophy	Kevin Naiqama ( St Helens)
Jerusalem	Laura Wright
Referee	Liam Moore
Attendance	45,177
Broadcast partners
Broadcasters	Sky Sports Fox League
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The 2021 Super League Grand Final was the 24th official Grand Final and championship-deciding game of Super League XXVI. The game was contested between Catalans Dragons and St Helens at Old Trafford.

Background

The two finalists finished first and second in the regular season with Catalans winning 19 of their 23 games and St Helens 16 out of 21. These league positions earned both clubs the chance to go to the second (semi-final) round of the play-offs and home advantage in their semi-final matches.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PP	WPCT
1	Catalans Dragons	23	19	0	4	688	398	172.9	82.61
2	St Helens	21	16	0	5	548	229	239.3	76.19

Route to the final

Catalans Dragons

Catalans finished first in the regular season, to claim their first League Leaders Shield since entering the competition in 2000. In their semi-final, they played Hull KR, the lowest ranked winning team from the elimination finals. Catalans won the match 28–10, with tries from Benjamin Garcia, Josh Drinkwater, Arthur Mourgue, Fouad Yaha and Joe Chan to reach their first ever grand final, and becoming the first non English team in super league era to do so.

Round	Opposition	Score
Preliminary Final	Hull KR (H)	28-10
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue.

St Helens

Reigning and defending champions St Helens finished second in the regular season and faced Leeds Rhinos (the highest ranked team to win an elimination final), in their semi-final. St Helens won the match 36–8, to reach the grand final for a 3rd consecutive year, a record 13th time.

Round	Opposition	Score
Preliminary Final	Leeds Rhinos (H)	36-8
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue.

Match details

9 October 2021 18:00 BST (UTC+01)

Catalans Dragons	10–12	St Helens
Tries: McMeeken 50' Goals: Maloney 9' (pen), 27' (pen), 51'	Report (RFL) Report (Sky Sports)	Tries: Naiqama 13' 66 Makinson  45' Goals: Coote 21' (pen), 67'

Old Trafford, Manchester Attendance: 45,177 Referee: Liam Moore Harry Sunderland Award: Kevin Naiqama (St Helens)

Catalans Dragons		Position	St Helens
29	Sam Tomkins	Fullback	1	Lachlan Coote
2	Tom Davies	Wing	2	Tommy Makinson  45'
3	Samisoni Langi	Centre	3	Kevin Naiqama 13', 66', 68'
4	Dean Whare 44'	Centre	4	Mark Percival
5	Fouad Yaha	Wing	5	Regan Grace
6	James Maloney	Scrum-half	6	Jonny Lomax
7	Josh Drinkwater	Stand-off	21	Lewis Dodd
8	Gil Dudson 20' 71'	Prop	8	Alex Walmsley 27' 58'
9	Michael Mcilorum 62'	Hooker	9	James Roby
10	Julian Bousquet 23' 57'	Prop	10	Matty Lees 30' 68'
11	Matt Whitley	Second-row	14	Sione Mata'utia
12	Mike McMeeken 50'	Second-row	20	Joe Batchelor
13	Benjamin Garcia 61' 71'	Prop	13	Morgan Knowles 35' 54'
1	Arthur Mourgue 62'	Interchange	15	Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook 27' 54'
17	Mickael Goudemand 44'		16	Kyle Amor
22	Joel Tomkins 20' 57' 61'		17	Agnatius Paasi 30' 58'
28	Sam Kasiano 23' 75'		18	Jack Welsby 35'
	Steve McNamara	Coach		Kristian Woolf

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